Top 10 Places To Be A Mother

A mother has nowhere better conditions in the world to give birth and educate a child than in Norway.
This is the result of 'The State of the World’s Mothers 2010' report, a comparison made by the NGO 'Save the Children'.

10 best places to be a mother

In the rating with 160 countries, Scandinavian countries dominate the top. Australia and New Zealand with position (2) and (6) are exceptions. Iceland (3), Sweden (4), Denmark (5) and Finland (7) confirm their reputation of welfare states. Netherlands follows (8), Belgium (9) and Germany (10).

10 worst places to be a mother

Among the bottom 10 places: at the bottom of the list the Afghanistan war zone, preceded by Niger, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Yemen, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Sudan, Eritrea and Equatorial Guinea.

U.S.A.

"The United States places 28, down from 27 in 2009, primarily because its rate for maternal mortality – 1 in 4,800 – is one of the highest in the developed world. The U.S. also ranks behind many other wealthy nations in terms of the generosity of maternity leave policies," according to the ONG.

20 years in the classroom

Two important factors for evaluating countries are training and education. In Australia, for example, women spend on average 20 years in the classroom; in a country like Niger barely 4 years.